028 汤米学动物语

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Tommy noticed that the storm had stopped long ago

汤米注意到，暴风雨早就停了。

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He told the doctor that he should go home

他对医生说，他该回家了。

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" You have to eat something," insisted Dr. Dolittle

“你必须吃点东西，”杜立德医生坚持说。

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" It's a long walk back to your house."

“走回你家可是很长一段路呢。”

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So Tommy stayed for dinner

于是，汤米留下来吃晚饭了。

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During the meal, Polynesia explained why she had returned

在吃饭时，波莉尼西亚解释了她回来的原因。

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" I miss the adventure and excitement!" she said

“我怀念那种冒险和刺激！”她说。

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" I will always love Africa, but I miss going on voyages with you, Doctor."

“我会永远热爱非洲，但我怀念和你一起去远航，医生。”

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" Will you be going on another voyage soon, Dr. Dolittle?" asked Tommy

“您很快会开始另一次航行吗，杜立德医生？”汤米问道。

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The doctor pushed away his empty plate

医生把他面前的空盘子推开。

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" Well, I must say, I've been thinking about..." he began

“嗯，我得说，我一直在想……” 他开口说道。

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But before he had a chance to answer, an owl flew into the room

但还没等他回答，一只猫头鹰飞进了房间。

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" Oh, hello, Too-Too," the doctor said in greeting

“哦，你好，图图，”医生打招呼说。

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" You're up early!"

“你这么早就出来啦！”

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" Welcome home, Dr. Dolittle!" the owl hooted

“欢迎回家，杜立德医生！” 猫头鹰咕咕叫道。

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Dr. Dolittle ran to the window

杜立德医生跑到窗边。

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" Oh, dear! Tommy, we'd better get going

“哦，天哪！汤米，我们最好赶紧出发。

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It's already dark outside."

外面天已经黑了。”

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" I'll come with you," said Polynesia

“我跟你们一起走，”波利尼西亚说。

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It was very late when they finally arrived at Tommy's house

等他们终于到了汤米家时，天色已经很晚了。

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His mother was quite worried and upset

他的母亲很是担忧和难过。

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" It's my fault, Mrs. Stubbins," apologized Dr. Dolittle

“这是我的错，斯塔宾斯太太，”杜立德医生道歉说。

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Tommy's mother stared at the little man with the parrot on his shoulder

汤米的母亲盯着这个肩膀上站着鹦鹉的小个子男人。

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" And who might you be, sir?" she asked

“那么，您是哪位，先生？”她问道。

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Dr. Dolittle introduced himself

杜立德医生作了自我介绍。

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Then he stuck out his foot and pointed to his boots

然后他伸出脚，指着他的靴子。

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" These were made by your husband, a very fine shoemaker indeed."

“这双鞋是你丈夫做的，他可真是位好鞋匠。”

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Tommy's father blushed

汤米的父亲脸红了。

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" Thank you, sir. Won't you come in for some tea?" he invited

“谢谢您，先生。快进来喝杯茶吧？”他邀请道。

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" Dr. Dolittle's come to look at the squirrel," said Tommy

“杜立德医生是来看松鼠的，”汤米说。

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" Tommy is always bringing home little animals," his mother said

“汤米总是把各种小动物带回家，”他妈妈说。

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" Perhaps he will grow up to be an animal doctor," the doctor exclaimed

“也许他长大了能当个动物医生，”医生大声说道。

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" Doctor? Oh, no, sir," his father replied

“医生？哦，不，先生，”他父亲回答。

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" We don't have money to send Tommy to school."

“我们没钱送汤米上学。”

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On hearing this, Tommy felt disappointed

听到这话，汤米感到很失望。

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Tommy took the doctor and Polynesia to his room

汤米把医生和波莉尼西亚带到自己的房间。

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He tried not to show how upset he was

他尽量不显露出自己有多难过。

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It was true — Tommy's family was very poor

确实——汤米家很穷。

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They couldn't afford to send Tommy to school

他们负担不起送汤米上学的费用。

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" Here is the squirrel."

“就是这只松鼠。”

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Tommy held out the box

汤米递出了盒子。

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Dr. Dolittle peered inside and started making strange squeaky noises

杜立德医生朝里面瞧了瞧，开始发出奇怪的吱吱声。

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" Hello, little friend," he was saying to the squirrel

“你好，小朋友，”他对松鼠说。

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" Oh, it's the great Dr. Dolittle," the squirrel said weakly

“哦，是了不起的杜立德医生啊，”松鼠虚弱地说。

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" Where does it hurt?"

“哪里疼？”

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The doctor poked its leg gently

医生轻轻地戳了戳它的腿。

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Tommy had wrapped the squirrel's leg in a bandage

汤米用绷带给松鼠的腿包扎了。

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" I thought his leg might be hurt," Tommy explained

“我觉得它的腿可能受伤了，”汤米解释道。

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The doctor nodded

医生点了点头。

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" Yes, you did well

“是的，你做得很好。

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His leg is indeed hurt."

它的腿确实受伤了。”

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" Tommy! Listen carefully to the squirrel," Polynesia instructed

“汤米！仔细听这只松鼠说话，”波利尼西亚指示道。

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Tommy bent down lower, but all he heard were squeaks

汤米把腰弯得更低，但他听到的只有吱吱声。

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" I can't understand," he sighed

“我听不懂，”他叹了口气。

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" Animal talk is more than just sounds," explained Polynesia

“动物语言不仅仅是声音，”波利尼西亚解释道。

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" Look at its gestures, its movements, and try to think like the squirrel."

“看着它的姿态、它的动作，试着像松鼠一样思考。”

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For the next few minutes, Tommy kept his eyes focused on the squirrel

接下来的几分钟里，汤米一直把目光集中在那只松鼠身上。

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Finally he jumped up and said:

最后，他跳起来说：

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" He was attacked by a bird

“它被一只鸟袭击了。

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He was hurt by a bird!"

它是被鸟弄伤的！”

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" Excellent, Tommy! And what else?" Polynesia said encouragingly

“太棒了，汤米！还有什么？”波利尼西亚鼓励地说。

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Tommy turned his attention back to the squirrel

汤米把注意力转回到松鼠身上。

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" Well, uh," Tommy stammered

“嗯，呃，”汤米结结巴巴地说。

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" The bird chased him up a tree, and then he found a delicious looking nut..."

“那只鸟把它追到了一棵树上，然后它发现了一颗看起来很美味的坚果……”

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Dr. Dolittle and Polynesia looked at each other and tried not to laugh

杜立德医生和波利尼西亚对视了一眼，努力忍住不笑。

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" Not quite, Tommy," coughed Dr. Dolittle

“不太对，汤米，”杜立德医生咳嗽着说。

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" The bird took the squirrel's nut

“那只鸟抢走了松鼠的坚果。

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But you were right about the bird attacking."

但你说的鸟袭击了它，这部分是对的。”

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" Doctor, I believe that Tommy may have the gift after all," Polynesia remarked. Tommy smiled

“医生，我相信汤米可能真的有这种天赋，”波利尼西亚评论道。汤米笑了。

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A little while later, Dr. Dolittle and Polynesia waved good-bye to their new friends

过了一会儿，杜立德医生和波利尼西亚向他们的新朋友们挥手告别。

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" I think one day Tommy could become an animal doctor like you," whispered Polynesia

“我想有一天汤米也许能成为像你一样的动物医生，”波利尼西亚低声说。

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" Yes," the doctor agreed

“是的，”医生赞同道。

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" I wonder what we can do to help him."

“我在想我们能做些什么来帮助他。”